# Sun-god
*16 references in Bhagavad-gītā As It Is*
* Arjuna to follow in his footsteps, **[[bg/4/15#translation|Bg. 4.15]]**, **[[bg/4/16#translation|Bg. 4.16]]**
* as father of all kṣatriyas, **[[bg/4/1#translation|Bg. 4.1]]**
* as person perceived through energy, **[[bg/7/8#translation|Bg. 7.8]]**
* in disciplic succession, [[bg/0a|Bg. Introduction]], *[[bg/4/1#purport|Bg. 4.1]]*, *[[bg/4/42#purport|Bg. 4.42]]*
* known as Vivasvān, *[[bg/4/1#purport|Bg. 4.1]]*
* Kṛṣṇa recalls instructing, *[[bg/7/26#purport|Bg. 7.26]]*
* sacrifices for, **[[bg/4/25#translation|Bg. 4.25]]**
* senior by birth to Kṛṣṇa, **[[bg/4/4#translation|Bg. 4.4]]**
* Vivasvān as Kṛṣṇa's first disciple, *[[bg/4/1#purport|Bg. 4.1]]*, **[[bg/4/16#translation|Bg. 4.16]]**
* worship in goodness, *[[bg/17/4#purport|Bg. 17.4]]*